Director of Content

GovLoop is a rapidly growing knowledge network connecting over 100,000+ government employees. Our community is a mix of GovLoop employee-created and user-generated content in the forms of blogs, discussions, research guides, online webinars, and more with a singular focus on helping people in government do their jobs better.

Position Description

The Director of Content supervises the day-to-day operations of the content team from blog posts to research guides to industry perspectives. The work is one part custom content and one part editorial-focused. You’ll ensure that all editorial, production, and marketing content is of the highest quality and ensure content is engaging, targeted, and relevant to our government audience. The Director of Content reports to the president of GovLoop.

Roles and Responsibilities

Supervise the operations of the content department and help staff writers and community members to produce daily blog posts and long-form reports

Engage with content contributors (internal and external) to ensure consistency and quality of relevant content

Organize knowledge cycle content, programs and products

Create and manage an editorial calendar based on planned activities

Coordinate and lead the editorial and production process for all knowledge products

Work with VP, Business Development on overall coordination of content and business products

Create thought-leader content, contributing content and opinions in a variety of forums, including blogs, Web, and related digital content

Work with our content team to set and execute research visions (guides, infographs, industry perspectives)

Research and draft knowledge cycle products, including guides, infographs, and blog posts

Research and draft sponsor-based content, including industry perspective and blog posts

Coordinate with design lead for completion of knowledge-cycle products

Coordinate with marketing lead to ensure audience for completed products

Create weekly thought leadership content

Manage day-to-day for GovLoop content team

Coordinate weekly content meeting and contribute constructive and helpful feedback to improve team

Maintain positive relations with corporate clients by meeting their expectations